Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-16

Zinc RiyersIde Road Ola. IS 70 Be.

The Riverside Road that is 60 BE.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I am accused of |
non progressiyeness In the improve
ments in and. surroundings of An
napolis, yet / am trying all the
time to give every taxpayer a fair
idea of the wished for and desirable
improvements which are going to be
inaugurated in the next ten years.
am always writing up the beauties
of the 'River Shore" road which is
going to be built, at some future
and indefinite time, by the "Young
Mems improvement Association" of
Annapolis. No handsomer view in
the world can be seen than the
water front Of that road, when the
tide is low, showing the mud bumps
and the billowy sand flats, just after
brigade from the city has left it,
in their glorious victory over the
frisky nanninose, leaving the tus-
socky piles of black mud, which
contrasts so well with the deep blue
sky and the green uninterrupted
waves of the broad-bosomed Severn.
Turning to the right and crossing
the road at right angles is the en-
trance to Otter Pond. What
lovely name for that beautiful in
land sea, that is surrounded, land
wards, with brown-stemmed,
green topped fringe Of the Liquid
Amber, but in winter its gray cold
stems give silvery sheen to the
landscape, while the INTERVENING
and snake-like sinuosities of the
"Celastius scandens" or waxwork
whose berries, give the color of fire
in spots, adds little warmth to the
GOODNESS Of the scene. Otter Pond
is celebrated for the family of the
same name, who once occupied the
central point and the crumbling
remains of their dwelling is still to
be seen browning its summit. This
family was highly respected and was
known near and far. Several of its
members earned fair fame in the
Legislative halls, in old Colonial
times and helped to make some of
the laws that we are at present suf-
fering from. Cliff View was the
name OF their dwelling place and a
most noble view they had of the
Pond, the pretty shore and the
broad bosom of the Severn River, as
il mingled its waters with the still
broader. bosomed Chesapeake. With
the disappearance of the Otter fami-
" the pond has become neglected;
where once was deep water, that
their ships may have sailed on, is
now covered with the tags of other
nations and cattail sedges and rushes
now hold the fort; even the green
Shiny moss is supercilious against
the waters that bear it upon its
bosom. Lizard Hill" little to
the South East and adjoining Otter
Pond upon this hill the Riverside
road will move its slow length
along,) is still we'll inhabited by the
Lizard family. Innocent things
they are, yet so like snakes. Their
movements are so brisk, as they rat
tie over the leaves, making cold
chills creep up ones back. They
are of all colors. Some with steel
blue stripes on their sides, others
little brown-Lizards. This family
have holes for their houses in the
hot-loose sands, where they retreat
in hot haste when scared away
from their favorite sunny spots,
whilst lying-in-wait for the unwaryI
fly or the clumsy bug. The Liz
ards do not always run to their
holes when disturbed; they can
climb tree readily. A man or
women passing by, gives them good
fun in running up the pantaloons
of the man or hiding in the folds of
the woman's dress. As space is
getting scarce, some other time [
VIII dilate upon the Scorpion
Rocks that are near this place.
Yours truly,